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Alexander McRae (explorer)
Australian explorer, pastoralist and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Joseph McRae (1844–1888) was an Australian explorer, pastoralist and businessman. McRae was notable as an early settler in north-west Western Australia. In 1882 McRae found gold between Cossack and Roebourne, with one nugget weighing upwards of 9 dwt (14g).[1]
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The McRae River is named after him.